7.36 pm: At least 38 people killed in bombings and clashes between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel factions on the outskirts of Damascus.

7.15 pm: Nine men, including a Pakistani- origin Islamist preacher, arrested by Scotland Yard on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation and encouraging terrorism in the UK.

7.00 pm: Nearly 100 Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egypt handed down jail terms for upto 25 years after being found guilty of violence during protests supporting ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

6:30 pm: US and coalition warplanes are going for the wallet in ISIS attack in Iraq and Syria.